Javier Plascencia: Coming to bulthaup for a 5-Course Dinner

bulthaup (and no, it's not capitalized), the high-end kitchen designer and manufacturer, will host chef Javier Plascencia of Tijuana's Misión 19 for a five-course meal at its Robertson Boulevard showroom on March 22. The site asks you to RSVP by today, March 15. Check your wallet first; the price is $150 per person.

"My inspiration for this event is the color green and how it [is] very present in Mexican cuisine! EL VERDE ES VIDA!!!" says Plascencia on the event website. He lists olive oil, nopales (cactus), avocado and tomatillo as examples, plus Mexican herbs epazote and hoja santa. This is a dinner for which Spanish-English dictionaries were made.

If you can't snag a seat or don't want to pay $150 -- but were intrigued by the recent New Yorker article on Plascencia, or his creations at Test Kitchen in 2010 -- remember that Tijuana is just a couple of hours drive from L.A.